CDE data shows that graduation and dropout rates continue to confirm that there is a growing achievement gap between Latino, Black, and English learner students. The achievement gap refers to the disparities in academic performance associated with race and class.
According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2018, of the 48 states where data was collected, Black males remain at the bottom of four year high school graduation rates.
Closing the achievement gap earlier in the schooling process, such as during elementary school, can improve high school graduation rates and decrease drop-out rates. Individually tailored student support is one way that has been proposed to accomplish this.
In The Long-Term Impact of Systemic Student Support in Elementary School: Reducing High School Dropout, Terrence J. Lee-St. John, a Biostatistician at the Research Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, says “students often fail to complete high school for complex reasons that often manifest long before they reach high school. Individually tailored student support during elementary school can lead to lasting and meaningful effects.”
| Ranking | School | Drop-out rate | 2016-17 Drop-out rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millennium High Alternative | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Piedmont High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Amador County Special Education | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Biggs High School | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1 | Durham High School | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | Maxwell Sr High School | 0 | 3.4 | |
| 1 | Pierce High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mid Valley High School (Continuation) | 0 | 11.8 | |
| 1 | Miramonte High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | California High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Monte Vista High School | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Kingsburg High School | 0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 | Parlier High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Sierra High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Hamilton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Princeton Junior-Senior High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | McKinleyville High School | 0 | 4.7 | |
| 1 | Hoopa Valley High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | South Fork Junior - Senior High School | 0 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | Ferndale High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Big Pine High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Bishop Union High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Boron Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Desert Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Kings County Special Education | 0 | 9.5 | |
| 1 | Big Valley Jr. Sr. High School | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 1 | Cerritos High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Whitney (Gretchen) High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Arcadia High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Charter Oak High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oak Knoll Alternative | 0 | 25 | |
| 1 | South Hills High School | 0 | 0.3 | |
| 1 | El Segundo High School | 0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Charles Leroy Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center | 0 | 8.3 | |
| 1 | Marlton | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Rancho del Mar High School (Continuation) | 0 | 2.6 | |
| 1 | Palomares Academy of Health Science | 0 | 1.7 | |
| 1 | Torrance High School | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 1 | Mariposa County High School | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mendocino High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Gustine High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Tulelake High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mammoth High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Community High School (Continuation) | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Calistoga Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | Oxford Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Middle College High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Colfax High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | North Tahoe High School | 0 | 2.4 | |
| 1 | Chester Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mountain View High School | 0 | 4.1 | |
| 1 | Anzar High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Oasis High (Alternative) | 0 | 4.8 | |
| 1 | Mt. Carmel High School | 0 | 1.4 | |
| 1 | Mt. Everest Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mission Bay High School | 0 | 2.6 | |
| 1 | The O'Farrell Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Guajome Park Academy Charter | 0 | 0.9 | |
| 1 | San Mateo County Special Education | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Pescadero High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Cuyama Valley High School | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 1 | Lynbrook High School | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 1 | SLVUSD Charter | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Fall River Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Loyalton High School | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Scott River High School | 0 | -- | |
| 1 | Vanden High School | 0 | 0.3 | |
| 1 | Carpe Diem High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sonoma Mountain High School (Continuation) | 0 | 0 | |
| … | ||||
| 2149 | Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's) | 73.8 | 47.6 | |
| 2150 | Santa Cruz County Court | 74.3 | 36.6 | |
| 2151 | S.F. County Special Education | 75 | -- | |
| 2152 | San Diego County Court | 75.3 | 78.3 | |
| 2153 | San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center | 75.7 | 68.9 | |
| 2154 | Highlands Community Charter | 76.2 | 60.9 | |
| 2155 | Solano County Community | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| 2156 | MethodSchools | 77.8 | 45.8 | |
| 2157 | Center for Alternative Learning | 78.9 | 78.9 | |
| 2158 | Gateway College and Career Academy | 81.6 | 40.4 | |
| 2159 | Clovis Community Day Secondary School | 83.3 | -- | |
| 2160 | Sonoma County Court | 84.6 | 67.6 | |
| 2161 | EPIC de Cesar Chavez | 85.3 | 63.5 | |
| 2162 | Dan Jacobs | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2162 | Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | 86.7 | -- | |
| 2164 | SIATech Academy South | 87.7 | 55.2 | |
| 2165 | Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 88.9 | 36.4 | |
| 2166 | Opportunity Youth Academy | 89.1 | 42.6 | |
| 2167 | Hart-Ransom Academic Charter | 89.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2168 | Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning | 90.1 | 90.1 | |
| 2168 | Santa Clara County Special Education | 90.1 | 20.3 | |
| 2170 | Siskiyou County Special Education | 90.9 | -- | |
| 2170 | Oroville High Community Day | 90.9 | 90.9 | |
| 2172 | Family First Charter | 92.7 | 71.6 | |
| 2173 | Civicorps Corpsmember Academy | 93.3 | 31.8 | |
| 2174 | New Opportunities Charter | 96.5 | 93.8 | |
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